| A | B |
|---|
| Ancestors | Relatives who came before you |
| Ancestor Worship | The belief that the wise spirits of your ancestors control your life. |
| Oracle | A prediction of the future. |
| Feudalism | Government system where land is owned by kings, but held by lords in return for loyalty. |
| Mandate of Heaven | Heaven gives power to the king or leader and no one rules without heaven's permission. |
| Oracle Bones | animal bones with prediction about the future |
| Himalayan Mountains | Tallest mountains in the world |
| Doaism | Belief system that believed the government should stay out of people's lives |
| Legalism | Belief system that stressed respect for authority with strict laws and harsh punishments |
| Confucianism | Belief system in which family members should be loyal to each other and leaders should rule by good example. |
| Lui Bang | A peasant who became the first emperor of the Han dynasty. |
| Confucius | One of the most influential teachers in Chinese history. |
| Shi Haungdi | Term that means "First Emperor" |
| Silk Road | A network of routs that stretched westward from China |
| Acupuncture | The practice of inserting fine needles through the skin to cure disease or relieve pain. |
| Terra-Cotta Army | 7,500 clay statues |
| Seismograph | a device that measures the strength of an earthquake |
| Ban Zhao | A female writer that believed women should be educated. She was a mathematician and astronomer. |
| Ethics | moral values |
| Lords | People of high rank |
| Yin Yang | blending of opposits |
| Peasants | farmers |
| Dao | the guiding force |
